Varying Degrees of Progress Shown in Development Report

The government has made “remarkable development progress” in successfully guiding the country through the global financial crash of 2008, ensuring economic stability and enabling the government to meet the Cambodian Millennium Development Goal on poverty reduction, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. Speaking at the launch of the 2011 midterm review on the implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan 2009-2013—prepared by the Ministry of Planning and paid for by UNDP and Unicef—Mr. Hun Sen praised progress made by the government in a number of areas, while also noting room for improvement. …